To estimate population density of the cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae (L.), a
stratified random sampling was conducted in two unsprayed canola fields in Isfahan
(central Iran) during 2011-2012. Population density ...

Phytic acid is a major storage form of phosphorous
in cereals that acts as food inhibitor by
chelating micronutrients and prevents it to be bioa
vailabe for monogastric animals, including
humans. Ninety three ...

In some European countries,
Adonis flammea
is very rare and endangered primarily
due to increasing fertilizer and herbicide use, more efficient seed cleaning, and s
trong soil
acidification.
The aims ...

It is well known that sugar beet is sensitive to salinity stress at the germination stage.
Three separate experiments were conducted to study the effects of salinity on seed
germination, plant establishment, and yield ...

Seed protein profiles of 47 accessions belonging to eleven species and four tribes of
grain legumes were studied, by extracting the total proteins from ten single seeds in each
accession and performing SDS-Polyacrylamide ...

Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus (YVMV) disease of okra is
the single major production
constraint and causes yield loss to the tune of 50-
90% in India. Hence continuous search
for new sources of resistance ...

An ever increasing population needs more energy and food to be provided from limited
resources. Many different problems such as floods and droughts frequently occur and
even happen at extreme values throughout ...

To understand the effects of salinity stress on four different growth stages of sorghum,
a greenhouse experiment with 10 treatments, considering all possible combinations of
salinity stress and salt- free periods was ...

Active microwave sensors are radars that operate in the
microwave region (1 to 30 gigahertz in frequency, 1 to 30
centimeters in wavelength). Unlike passive microwave sensors, they
provide their own illumination and do ...